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02/08/2012
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Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist bones
Term
cib/o
 Definition
meals
Term
cis/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
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cutane/o
 Definition
skin
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dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers/toes
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duct/o
 Definition
to lead, carry
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flex/o
 Definition
to bend
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furc/o
 Definition
forking, branching
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
glyc
 Definition
sugar
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immun/o
 Definition
protection
Term
morph/o
 Definition
shape, form
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mort/o
 Definition
death
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nat/i
 Definition
birth
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nect/o
 Definition
to bind, tie, connect
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norm/o
 Definition
rule, order
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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pub/o
 Definition
pubis, anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
Term
seps/o
 Definition
infection
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somn/o
 Definition
sleep
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son/o
 Definition
sound
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the/o
 Definition
to put, place
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thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland; shield
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top/o
 Definition
place, position, location
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tox/o
 Definition
poison
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trache/o
 Definition
windpipe, trachea
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
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-blast
 Definition
embryonic, immature
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-crine
 Definition
to secrete
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-cyesis
 Definition
pregnancy
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-drome
 Definition
to run
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-fusion
 Definition
coming together; to pour
Term
-gen
 Definition
substance that produces
Term
-lapse
 Definition
to slide, fall, sag
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction, separation
Term
-meter
 Definition
to measure
Term
-mission
 Definition
to send
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-or
 Definition
one who
Term
-partum
 Definition
birth, labor
Term
-phoria
 Definition
to bear, carry; feeling
Term
-physis
 Definition
to grow
Term
-plasia
 Definition
development, formation, growth
Term
-plasm
 Definition
structure or formation
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-ptosis
 Definition
falling, dropping, prolapse
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rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
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apnea
 Definition
without breathing
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anoxia
 Definition
without oxygen
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abnormal
 Definition
away from normal
Term
abductor
 Definition
away from the body
Term
adductor
 Definition
carry towards
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adrenal glands
 Definition
toward/ near the kidney gland
Term
anabolism
 Definition
process of building up/ casting up
Term
analysis
 Definition
taking apart
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ante cibum
 Definition
before meals
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anteflexion
 Definition
forward
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antepartum
 Definition
before labor
Term
antibiotic
 Definition
pertaining to against life
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antibody
 Definition
against the body
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antigen
 Definition
substance that produces against
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antisepsis
 Definition
pertaining to against infection
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antitoxin
 Definition
against toxin
Term
autoimmune disease
 Definition
producing antibodies against one's own normal cell
Term
bifurcation
 Definition
process of normal splitting into two branches
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bilateral
 Definition
pertaining to two sides
Term
bradycardia
 Definition
process of a slow heart rate
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catabolism
 Definition
process of casting down
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congenital anomaly
 Definition
irregular structure of organ with birth
Term
connective
 Definition
binding
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contraindication
 Definition
process against indication (good judgement)
Term
contralateral
 Definition
against lateral
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dehydration
 Definition
process of lack of water
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diameter
 Definition
to measure through
Term
diarrhea
 Definition
complete flow
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dialysis
 Definition
complete separation
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dyspnea
 Definition
painful breathing
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dysplasia
 Definition
painful growth
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ectopic pregnancy
 Definition
pertaining to an out of place pregnancy
Term
endocardium
 Definition
structure with in heart
Term
endoscope
 Definition
instrument for within
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endotracheal
 Definition
pertaining to within the trachea
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epitherlium
 Definition
structure above the nipple
Term
euphoria
 Definition
good feeling
Term
euthyroid
 Definition
normal thyroid
Term
exophthalmos
 Definition
protusion of eyeball
Term
hemiglossectomy
 Definition
removal of 1/2 the tongue
Term
hyperglyemia
 Definition
condition of excessive sugar
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hyperplasia
 Definition
above development
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hypertrophy
 Definition
excessive growth
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hypodermic injection
 Definition
pertaining to under the skin injection
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hypoglycemia
 Definition
condition of deficient sugar
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insomniac
 Definition
pertaining to not sleep
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incision
 Definition
process of cutting into
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infracostal
 Definition
pertaining to beneath the ribs
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intercostal
 Definition
pertaining to between the ribs
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intravenous
 Definition
within the vein
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macrocephaly
 Definition
condition of large head
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malaise
 Definition
discomfort
Term
malignant
 Definition
cancerous
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metacarpal bones
 Definition
pertaining to bones beyond the wrist
Term
metamorphosis
 Definition
process of changing shape
Term
metastasis
 Definition
beyond controlling
Term
microscope
 Definition
instrument used for examine small things
Term
neoplasm
 Definition
new strcuture
Term
neonatal
 Definition
pertaining to new birth
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pancytopenia
 Definition
deficiency of all cells
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paralysis
 Definition
abnormal breakdown
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parathyroid glands
 Definition
beside the thyroid gland
Term
percutaneous
 Definition
through the skin
Term
pericardium
 Definition
structure surroudning the heart
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periosteum
 Definition
structure surrounding the bone
Term
polymorphonuclear
 Definition
pertaining to many nuclear shapes
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polyneuritis
 Definition
many nerve inflammation
Term
postmortem
 Definition
after death
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postpartum
 Definition
after birth
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precancerous
 Definition
before cancer is produces
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prenatal
 Definition
pertaining to before birth
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prodrome
 Definition
to run before
Term
prolapse
 Definition
before fall (sags infront)
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pseudocyesis
 Definition
false pregnancy
Term
relapse
 Definition
fall back
Term
remission
 Definition
to send again/ send back bad symptoms
Term
recombinant DNA
 Definition
genetic engineering used recombinant DNA tech
Term
retroperitoneal
 Definition
pertaining to behind the peritoneum
Term
retroflexion
 Definition
process of backward peritoneum
Term
subcutaneous
 Definition
pertaining to under the skin
Term
suprapubic
 Definition
pertaining to a pubic bone
Term
syndactyly
 Definition
process of finger being together
Term
synthesis
 Definition
build up create
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syndrome
 Definition
to run together
Term
symbiosis
 Definition
condition of living together
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symmetry
 Definition
process of measuring together
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symphsis
 Definition
to grow together
Term
tachypnea
 Definition
breathing fast
Term
transfusion
 Definition
coming together
Term
transurethral
 Definition
pertaining to across the urethra
Term
ultrasonography
 Definition
process of measuring excess sound
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unilateral
 Definition
one side
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